Mumbai: No casualties have been reported so far at the fire that broke out in Mumba's popular Crawford Market on Thursday evening.
An eyewitness to the fire told Mint that since the market is now operating for limited hours given the covid-related restrictions, most shoppers had left the market premises before the fire broke out.The fire was reported at 6.15 pm, according to a spokesperson at the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.
The city's fire brigade reached the spot within minutes of the incident being reported and has so far managed to contain its spread.
The city administration has classified this as a level 2 fire.Crawford Market, or Mahatma Jyotibai Phule Mandal, in south Mumbai is one of the city's iconic wholesale markets,.